ce

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ce — abbreviation

1. a short written label for Common Era, placed after a year number to show the dat

1.縮寫B1
釋義

a short written label for Common Era, placed after a year number to show the date comes after the year traditionally linked to Jesus Christ's birth; it works just like AD in dates

例句

The Roman Empire reached its greatest size around 117 CE.

used with approximate date: around [year] CE

Many scholars now prefer CE over AD when writing about historical dates.

contrast with AD: prefer CE over AD

同義詞
  • AD

    same time period but tied to Christian terminology (Anno Domini); CE is the religiously neutral alternative

反義詞
  • BCE

    Before Common Era — marks dates before year 1 in the same neutral system

文法句型

[year] CE

[century] CE

around [year] CE

用法筆記

CE always follows the year number (e.g. 2024 CE), never comes before it. BCE is the matching term for dates before year 1. CE and BCE together form the Common Era dating system, used as a religiously neutral alternative to AD and BC.

常見錯誤

❌in CE 500
✅in 500 CE
💡CE is always placed after the year number, never before it.
❌500 CE BC
✅500 BCE
💡CE and BC belong to different systems; use BCE for dates before year 1, not a mix of both labels.